Pushing the Envelope

Below is the poem entitled Pushing the Envelope which was written by poet
Debbie
Guzzi. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.

Pushing the Envelope

With the unlikely proposition that winter would end
green tips took
form
beneath the softening crust of snow around the
mail
box, a
collage congealed by road salt and sand
buried the early dream of spring in
a
granular mass
My slippered feet sank muddying the soft
sheepskin leather. Joggers pushing the envelope
as well
people the curb
cutting to the heart of the matter
springing forward with a rabid desire to bloom.
*I printed out Charlotte's contest direction and cut out the first word
in each of these lines.

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I saw the poem title and related to the - now very topical (annual) tax-form-party(?) over here with people "marching" with their blue envelopes being able at last to push their envelope..... but focusing on the beginning of spring is a much better idea..
Glad I read your poem which guided me to a much nicer exit... and noticing a poem written with superb craftsmanship
Dutch greetings
Elly